The County Governor is a Korean Medicine Doctor... 'Boyak Park' to Open in Gijang-gun, Busan

Gijang-gun to Establish 'Samultang (四物湯) Herbal Medicine Park'
50,000 Plants to Be Planted at 46 Sites Including Sarasu Waterfront Park and Jwagwangcheon
County Governor Oh Gyuseok: "Hope It Becomes a Healing Space Full of Medicinal Herbs"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The county governor is a Korean medicine doctor. A ‘Boyaek Park’ is being created in Gijang-gun, Busan, where the county governor is a Korean medicine doctor.

Perhaps as a change of perspective after a year-long concern about health due to COVID-19, the county governor proposed the idea.

On the 18th, Gijang-gun announced that it will create a Boyaek Park composed of herbal medicines used in Samultang (Four-Substance Decoction) to promote the health of residents in the COVID-19 era.

They also plan to sow seeds of Gujeolcho (Aster scaber) along the Jwagwangcheon riverside, Sarasu Riverside Park in Gijang-eup, the Ilgwang New Town walking trail, and all parks within the jurisdiction.

Samultang is a tonic herbal medicine composed of Danggui (Angelica gigas), Chunggung (Cnidium officinale), Baekjakyak (Paeonia lactiflora), and Sukjihwang (Rehmannia glutinosa root steamed and dried), which treats diseases related to the body’s blood.

It is a basic traditional Korean medicine treatment recorded in prescriptions in Korean medical texts such as Donguibogam, Uimunbogam, and Jejungshinpyun.

Gijang-gun plans to designate 20 parks including Sarasu Riverside Park and 26 locations under the Jwagwangcheon bridge for construction starting in December this year, aiming to complete a total of 46 ‘Samultang Boyaek Parks’ by March next year.

A total of 50,000 Samultang herbal plants will be planted: 10,000 in parks within the jurisdiction and 40,000 under the Jwagwangcheon bridge. They also plan to install information boards explaining the effects of the herbs to provide residents with various sights and information.

Exercise equipment will also be installed around the area to expand infrastructure that helps improve health and immunity while allowing for exercise.

County Governor Oh Gyu-seok introduced, “Samultang is a tonic that replenishes the body’s blood and helps with growth, development, and maintaining health. Since ancient times, people have kept Samultang, which benefits the body, nearby to take care of their family’s health.”

Governor Oh explained the background of the park’s creation, saying, “I hope the Samultang Boyaek Park becomes a healing space where visitors can fully absorb the energy and scent of the herbs. It would be even better if it becomes a learning space where everyone who visits the park acquires a heart that benefits others, just like the herbs that benefit the body.”